This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 48 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. S4:Local governments exercise all of the following powers EXCEPT A) Writing ordinances. B) Educating children. C) Regulating how land is used. D) Raising an army. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raising an army. 2. Process of settling differences through a discussion of issues A) Persuasion. B) Compromise. C) Consensus Building. D) Negotiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negotiation. 3. Which scenario demonstrates how the mass media commonly influence public policy & the public agenda? A) Writing letters to a congressman. B) Discussing the lifestyle of a politician's family. C) Interviewing different politicians about proposed legislation. D) Lobbying members of Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interviewing different politicians about proposed legislation. 4. When policy makers are coming up with ideas and strategies for a policy, then this is known as? A) Policy evaluation. B) Policy formulation. C) Policy implementation. D) Policy identification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Policy formulation. 5. In which situations is government intervention necessary in the market? On which situation acquire government intervention in the market? A) Failure in the market Market failure. B) Market profits increase by 30% Market profits increase to 30%. C) Positive market surplus Positive surplus. D) The products provided can increase people's income. Could uplift people's income from provided product. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Failure in the market Market failure. 6. What is inflation? A) Governments use of taxing, monetary, and spending powers to manipulate the economy. B) Consistent increase in prices. C) Increasing public spending and cutting taxes stimulates the economy. D) Trade of goods and services between countires without restrictions (tariffs, quotas). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consistent increase in prices. 7. Which of the following favors lowering taxes to stimulate the economy? A) Socialism. B) Supply-Side Economics. C) Monetarist Economics. D) Demand-Side Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supply-Side Economics. 8. #5-4 The President asks the Environmental Protection Agency to issue rules regulating coal-fired energy plants. A) State. B) National. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National. 9. Which of the following is not an expressed power of Congress? A) Raise an army and navy. B) Collect taxes. C) Establish post offices. D) Establish schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Establish schools. 10. Charles recently wrote a letter to his local Congressman concerning a company that is dumping toxic chemicals into a local river. Which of the following ways is Charles influencing public policy? A) Participating in politics. B) Making political contributions. C) Joining an interest group. D) Expressing opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressing opinions. 11. The price of oil changes all the time. What problems and obstacles are classified as public policy studies? A) Efficiency in government policy making. B) Economy. C) Pressure from various interest groups. D) Environment of country society. E) State policy determination that is inconsistent with the reality of society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economy. 12. In choosing line of behavior, humans make rational calculations with respect to the following aspects except ..... A) The effect of the utility toward the stakeholders and target population. B) The utility of alternative lines of conduct with reference to the preference hierarchy. C) The costs of each alternative in terms of utilities foregone. D) The best way to maximize utility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The effect of the utility toward the stakeholders and target population. 13. A politician has a picture taken of him mowing the yard. Which propaganda technique is being used? A) Glittering generalities. B) Name-calling. C) Plain-folks appeal. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain-folks appeal. 14. Which kind of law involves divorces and contracts? A) Criminal. B) Civil. C) Equity. D) Common. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civil. 15. Responsible voters in elections will do which of the following when it comes to making a decision with their vote? A) Separate fact from opinion, and evaluate sources. B) A believe bias and opinionated advertising. C) Identify bias and support it. D) Believe propaganda supporting their own opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Separate fact from opinion, and evaluate sources. 16. "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few or many ..... may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny ..... "Which feature of the U.S. Constitution was included to address the concern expressed by James Madison? A) Electoral College. B) Bill of Rights. C) Checks and Balances. D) Amendment Process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Checks and Balances. 17. A coalition of environmental groups released a study on how a proposed new housing development would impact local wildlife. Which factor should be considered in evaluating the credibility of the study? A) Possible biases of the sponsoring organization. B) Cost of publishing the study. C) Public opinion about the housing development. D) Use of graphs to display research data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possible biases of the sponsoring organization. 18. Taxing & spending to help the economy grow is referred to as A) Budget deficit. B) Monetary policy. C) Contractionary policy. D) Expansionary policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expansionary policy. 19. Derek is a Black man going to vote in the election this November. He wants to make his opinion matter through voting! A) 15th Amendment. B) 23rd Amendment. C) 24th Amendment. D) 26th Amendment. E) 19th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15th Amendment. 20. The U.S. government was given the authority to collect income taxes with the passage of the A) Dodd-Frank Act. B) Fourteenth Amendment. C) Sherman Anti-trust Act. D) Sixteenth Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sixteenth Amendment. 21. Exchange of one good or service for another A) Swindling. B) Money. C) Barter. D) Theft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barter. 22. Shrimp and seafood industries in Florida are concerned about the freshwater supply from Georgia. If the freshwater supply is reduced, Florida's shrimp and seafood industries could be harmed.Who is responsible for solving this dispute? A) State judiciary. B) Federal executive branch. C) Federal legislative branch. D) State legislatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federal executive branch. 23. What do you call a group of people who work with Congress to get laws passed that support their interests? A) Lobbyists. B) PAC. C) Constituents. D) The Public. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lobbyists. 24. The electoral college system requires that a candidate win a ..... of votes within the system. A) 3/4 majority. B) 2/3 majority. C) Majority. D) Plurality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Majority. 25. Who has the power to Impeach a President or a judicial judge? A) House of Representative. B) Supreme Court. C) President. D) Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) House of Representative. 26. When did the study of public policy become a true body of knowledge? A) After World War I. B) Industrial revolution. C) Roman. D) After World War II. E) Ancient greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After World War II. 27. Elected officials could be removed from office could be removed from office by voters in a special election A) Initiative. B) Recall. C) Referedum. D) Direct election of senators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recall. 28. Step of the Public Policy process in which you discuss the plan after it has been in place and determine if it is working or needs changed. A) #5 Policy Assessment/Evaluation. B) #2 Policy Formulation. C) #4 Policy Implementation. D) #1 Agenda Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) #5 Policy Assessment/Evaluation. 29. Public policies are often first presented as campaign promises by a politician that later become law. This stage is known as A) Formulation. B) Promises. C) Debate. D) Implementation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formulation. 30. What legislative body creates ordinances for counties? A) City council. B) House of Representative. C) Board of Supervisors. D) General Assembly. 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